Researchers return to working in-person as COVID-19 restrictions shift.
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Biotechnology Training Program awarded NIH T32
The Biotechnology Training Program (BTP) was awarded a T32 Predoctoral Training Grant from the National Institutes of Health. The award provides a total of $4.8 million over five years to support 20 doctoral students from across campus, including biochemistry.
SARS-CoV-2 spike alignment tool
A new bioinformatics tutorial developed in the department will assist researchers in understanding the SARS-CoV-2 Spike glycoprotein sequence while performing multiple sequence alignments with closely related SARS coronaviruses spike sequences.
Students recognized by NSF
Three students in the Integrated Program in Biochemistry have received NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program grants.
Scientists develop and apply new tool for studying the dynamics of microbial communities
Microbial communities perform diverse chemical and physical transformations in every environment on Earth. These communities exhibit tremendous spatial and temporal variability. Abiotic (e.g. nutrient, pH) and biotic interactions shape the spatial distribution of microbes in …
2020 undergraduate awards and fellowships
The Department of Biochemistry is pleased to announce its 2020 undergraduate and graduate student departmental awards and fellowships!
Simcox named BIRCWH Scholar
Biochemistry Assistant Professor Judith Simcox has been named a Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) Scholar at UW-Madison. The BIRCWH program supports highly-qualified early-career faculty whose research focuses on women’s health or sex …
Biochemistry faculty advance diabetes research
A UW2020 Round 6 project awarded to assistant professor Judi Simcox will establish two new research core facilities, including an advanced lipidomics platform, to accelerate diabetes and metabolism research at UW–Madison.
IPiB announces 2020 teaching, mentoring awards and new GDLC officers
The Integrated Program in Biochemistry (IPiB) is pleased to continue its commitment to teaching and mentorship by announcing the 2020 graduate student awards that celebrate these important aspects of the program. Megan Dowdle, from the …
Uganda Program inspires students to pursue health and service careers
James Ntambi, professor in the Department of Biochemistry and leading researcher in nutritional biochemistry, bends down in the Ugandan soil outside a primary school. His study abroad students huddle around him. He picks up a …